Wichita eagle., 1887-07-01


only save him pockets full of shillings and
pence, but time, which to the tourist Is al
ways equivalent to money. You can not
''do" London in day or week, hence
I have determined to spend about
month here. The queens jubilee
to take place on the 21st inst, is now the
big thing on the taps. But few Amer
cans can form any conception OF the mag
nitude of the preparations now being made
for one Of the greatest events in the history
of England Doubtless before this reaches
you the cable will have given you brief
account of it. but l shall take especial pride
in giving you the details hive just Sc
cured seats for myself and wife to view the
procession from Buckingham Palace to
Westminster Abbey, at cost OF S31 Oh.
These charges are considered moderate. l
have seen an amphitheatre containing loOO
seats each Of which has been sold at 0
guineas or nearly $26 apiece. Possibly
five millions of people will want to view
this procession headed by the queen and all
the royal family. Il is barely possible that
that many people can be crowded into the
space between the palace and the Abbey.
Those of course who can afford it have al
ready secured one of the hundred thousand
seats expressly erected for the occasion
but the populace for whom the procession
is more especially intended, will present
solid front from Is to 100 deep on the side
walks and intersections of streets. A large
number of Americans will view the process
sion. l have been told more than once,
that but for the Americans now in London
and Eumite, the high priced seats would
have gone begging for song. Specimens
from the United States are, l am proud .te
| say, held in high estimation by the people
of the British Isles Taken as class, and
with scarcely an exception, they impress
you as being ladies and gentlemen. They
are well dressed, stop at the best hotels
want the best of everything, are lavish witt
their money, but not loud. All the lead
ing hotels are full of them, and the vessel:
that arrive between this and the 18th vii
augment the force by at least 1900 more
amongst whom will be Mr.. Blaine ant
family. The London hotels, taking thu
Midland, Grand as fair sample
are models of the European
system, and one, if he knows the ropes
can live at less expense than in the bette
class of American hotels, particularly thos'
of New York OF course you can MAKE
your bill exceed that charged by any hote
in America, as the prices are flexible, but
prudent man will figure his expenses to
nicety-whatwill conduce to his comfor
and well being, and keep within the bound
of responsibility at the same time. Cal
hire to the uninitiated is an item, small a
it may appear, that will eat q hole in
mans pocket before he is aware of it. II
this graat city there are ten thousand cab
the number never diminishes The.
carry single person anywhere within fou
miles for a shilling or twenty five cents
The omnibusses that have regular circuit
and are always quite numerous, will TAX
YOU the same distance for about One-tkir'
the above price The Underground Rail
way charges about two cents per mile. S
far have only seen one line of street raj
way. All the principal streets of Londo
are crowded from early morning unit
late at night. The majority o
j the streets which are narrow ar
in chronic state of jar
lit YOU will allow the expression. 1t
difficult for a pedestrian to cross the stree
and the police are not nearly as efficient i
assisting people across as have seen the1
in San Francisco, Chicago and New forl
am told that more people are injured i
the streets of London in one year than
the whole kingdom combined through raj
way accidents. In personal appearance
there is not wide difference between IL
people of England-those have seen-ar
native Americans. The population of th
CITY to me seems less cosmopolitan tina
anv of our own large cities. There are n
colored men and apparently but few Jew
1t may be that the latter people are cor
2 fined for the most part to certain localit,
a which l may not have visited, but Il
: names on the signs indicate that Englisl
4 men do business in London. Compare tn
/ with St. Louis, Chicago or New York; Il
e conclusion would be reached that the bus
!, ness there was done principally by Isa;
q or emigrants from the Vaterland.
e NJ. STEWART.
, HERE THEY COME.